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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003486

Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley

Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,188 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
10,188

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,800

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,477.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Cambourne, South Cambridgeshire9,888 residents · 56.4% owned · 7.9% no carWixams & Elstow, Bedford7,597 residents · 68.4% owned · 9.3% no carUpton, West Northamptonshire7,657 residents · 56.7% owned · 13.6% no carWinnersh, Wokingham10,716 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.7% no carBishop's Cleeve West & North, Tewkesbury8,215 residents · 67.9% owned · 8.3% no carAugusta Park, East Anton & the Enhams, Test Valley7,668 residents · 58.5% owned · 10.4% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shenley Wood & Crownhill, Milton Keynes9,212 residents · 64.5% owned · 12.0% no carWestcroft & Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes11,215 residents · 57.0% owned · 9.8% no carBroughton West & Milton Keynes Village, Milton Keynes8,278 residents · 50.4% owned · 10.7% no carFairfields & Grange Farm, Milton Keynes9,658 residents · 57.9% owned · 10.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned59.2%
2,250 households
Private rented19.7%
748 households
Social rented11.3%
428 households
Shared ownership9.8%
372 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.9%
1,705 households
Semi-detached28.7%
1,089 households
Terraced16.8%
639 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
352 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,626 households
2 cars or vans in household36.2%
1,377 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
423 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
374 households
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms34.6%
1,315 households
3 bedrooms33.2%
1,263 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
899 households
1 bedroom8.5%
323 households
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.3%
2,746 households
One-person household21.7%
826 households
Other household types6%
226 households
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.3%
1,112 households
1 person in household21.7%
826 households
4 people in household21.4%
813 households
3 people in household19.8%
753 households
5 people in household5.7%
218 households
6 people in household1.2%
47 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,272 residents
15–2917.2%
1,749 residents
30–4423.5%
2,392 residents
45–6428.4%
2,898 residents
65 and over8.6%
878 residents
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.4%
6,871 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.1%
1,740 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.4%
961 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
457 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
158 residents
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.2%
3,267 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.7%
5,553 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.7%
1,988 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,768 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,557 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.4%
5,849 residents
Good health32.1%
3,266 residents
Fair health7.8%
793 residents
Bad health2.1%
213 residents
Very bad health0.7%
67 residents
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.1%
9,077 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.9%
1,111 residents
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.5%
2,298 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.4%
1,079 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
335 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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